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Commercial and Civil Litigation
Co-Owned Property in Pennsylvania: Your Rights and How to Divide or Sell It
Stuck in a co-owned Pennsylvania property? Learn your rights as a co-owner and how a partition action can divide or sell the property. Call 215-540-2653.
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Real Estate Law
Can a Neighbor Drain Water Onto Your Property in Pennsylvania?
Can a neighbor drain water onto your property in Pennsylvania? Learn your rights under the common enemy rule and when a neighbor is liable for runoff.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation
What Happens After a Default Judgment Is Issued? Ten Bad Things That Could Happen to You
A default judgment means serious, immediate consequences, liens on property, frozen accounts, wage garnishment, and more. Pennsylvania litigation attorney Eric B. Smith explains what happens and what to do next.
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Real Estate Law
Adverse Possession in Pennsylvania: Requirements, the 21-Year Rule, and the 10-Year Exception
What are the requirements for adverse possession in Pennsylvania? Learn the elements, the 21-year rule, and when the 10-year contiguous-lot rule applies.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
Trust, But Verify: Use of AI and the Estate Lawyer’s Duty
Catchy title, right? ChatGPT generated 12 options for quippy titles after a two-sentence explanation of this topic and Sidebar’s target audience.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
GRATs, Estate Planning, and the Elkins Case: Insights from George Riter
A $688 million GRAT strategy is under IRS scrutiny. George Riter breaks down the Elkins case, valuation concerns, and what it could mean for future estate planning.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
Easements in Pennsylvania: What You Need to Know
Understand the major types of easements in Pennsylvania, how they affect property rights, and what to know before buying, selling, or developing land.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation, featured, Real Estate Law
Pennsylvania Short-Term Rental Rights, HOAs, and Township Rules: A Conversation with Eric Smith
Whether you are buying property, developing land, or resolving an access dispute, understanding easements is essential to protecting your property rights. Easements grant rights that allow the lawful use of another person’s real estate. Pennsylvania law recognizes several types of easements, each with its own legal framework.
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Real Estate Law
How Do You Make Sure that Open Space Stays Open?
When open land belongs to your township or borough, there are state laws that can stop a local government from changing the open space use. Recently, Timoney Knox LLP Partner Kate Harper, a former legislator very familiar with these laws, won a case brought by neighbors of a farm they thought was permanently preserved because it was purchased with open space tax money when the new board of the township decided to build a municipal complex on it instead of letting it be farmed. When their advocacy was ignored, they brought a lawsuit.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation
Superior Court Vacates Injunction in Easement Dispute
Pennsylvania Superior Court vacates a permanent injunction in Herman v. Moss, clarifying limits on preliminary relief in easement disputes.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies Hideout Community’s Application For Appeal
The real estate litigation team at Timoney Knox prevailed on appeal in the case of Chan, et al., v. The Association of Property Owners of The Hideout, Inc., involving a group of Homeowners challenging unauthorized regulations restricting short term rentals adopted by The Association of Property Owners of The Hideout, Inc.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
Court Strikes $1.875M Confession of Judgment Over SBA Loan Ambiguities
Learn how Timoney Knox secured a major court victory, striking a $1.875M confessed judgment over ambiguous SBA loan documents.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
Protect Your Short-Term Rental Rights in Pennsylvania
Many Pennsylvania HOAs are trying to restrict short-term rentals. Learn when those restrictions are enforceable and when property owners can fight back.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
Reversed: Short-term Rental Regulations Declared Void and Unenforceable
A Pennsylvania appeals court declared HOA short-term rental regulations void and unenforceable. Learn what this landmark decision means for property owners and STR rights.
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Real Estate Law
Pennsylvania Tax Sales: Your Rights and How to Set Aside an Upset Sale
Lost your Pennsylvania home to an Upset Tax Sale, or facing one? Learn your rights and how a sale may be set aside for defective notice. Call 215-540-2653.
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Employment Law
Pennsylvania Bans Certain Health Care Related Noncompetes
On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania enacted House Bill (HB) 1633 into law, known as the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act (Act 74). Among other provisions, Act 74 prohibits specific noncompete covenants for health care practitioners in Pennsylvania.
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Real Estate Law
Failed Notifications Lead To Court-Ordered Voiding Of Delaware County Tax Sale
Our real estate litigation team successfully set aside and had declared void an Upset Tax Sale in Delaware County,
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Commercial and Civil Litigation
Another Form Of Nursing Home Abuse: Has Your Loved One Been Overmedicated?
If you have a family member or loved one in a skilled nursing facility, it is important to know the dangerous and potentially lethal signs of overmedication.
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Real Estate Law
Tax Sale Overturned
Our real estate litigation team successfully overturned an Upset Tax Sale in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Have you been affected by improper notice of a tax sale, or lost your property as the result of a tax sale?
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Business, Corporate, and Tax Law, featured
Many Business Entities Will Have New Reporting Requirements Beginning January, 2024
Learn about the Corporate Transparency Act effective January 2024. Essential info for businesses on new federal reporting requirements and deadlines.
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Real Estate Law, Zoning and Municipal Law
Wait! I Thought That Farm Was Preserved
Agricultural and conservation easements, restrictive covenants, and local zoning can deeply influence a property owner’s land use rights.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation
How to Spot Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities are meant to be safe, comfortable places. Unfortunately, many individuals are in vulnerable situations in these facilities. In some cases, when individuals are unable to speak up for themselves due to physical or mental impairment, or do not feel able to speak freely due to threat or coercion, they are more vulnerable and at risk of abuse or neglect.
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates Law
The Importance of Estate Planning for Retaining Your Autonomy as You Age
It is crucial to understand the elements of your estate plan to ensure that your personal wishes regarding your care are carried out.
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Commercial and Civil Litigation, Real Estate Law
Putting Short Term Rental Regulations in Focus
The advent of VRBO and Airbnb has elevated short term rentals (“STRs”) of second homes and vacation properties across Pennsylvania, America, and the World.
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